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In the same nursery, seeds of Cupressus macrocarpa, Pinus radiata, Pinus echinata, Pinus ponderosa sepulorum, Poinciana regia, Glyptostrobus heterophyllus, Bischofia javanica, Callistemon, Aleurites and Camphor were sown.
At the Fanling Economic Garden seedling tobacco plants were raised and a large area planted with the varieties known as "Broad Leaved", "Nan Yang" and "Manila".
The resulting crop was good but suffered badly from the effect of the heavy early rains.
The spineless leaved variety of Pineapple fruited well up to the end of October.
The improved variety of Papaya produced some very fine fruits of excellent flavour.
The annual crop of Onions grown from seed obtained from Teneriffe was again very good, the local vegetable growers displayed great interest in this crop and a number applied for the small quantity of seed which is distributed free of charge.
Four hundred pounds of Pine tree seed were collected for sowing in various parts of the New Territories during 1921.
In order to stimulate interest in the growing of Camphor trees, permits to remove leaves and twigs from the trees on Crown Land for use in Camphor distillation were given to two persons, one at Ho Chung, Sai Kung District and the other at Aberdeen.
The work was carried on under the supervision of a Forest Guard and the result was very satisfactory.
The distillation was carried on in proximity of the Camphor trees by means of the ordinary Chinese still composed of two metal boilers and a barrel.
A good grade of Camphor was produced from leaves and twigs which were boiled for not more than 30 minutes, the small quantities which the holders of permits were allowed to make found a ready sale in the local market.
All bulbs of Narcissus Tazetta (Chinese New Year Flower) for export to America were again examined and certified by an officer of this Department.
The bulbs were said to be grown at Chang Chow Fu in Fokien Province and are now all brought down to Hongkong for inspection in order to comply with the requirements of the United States of America Government Regulations governing live plants.
Between July the 16th and October the 28th, 3,536 cases in 73 lots containing 482,110 bulbs were examined and passed. The number of bulbs inspected was double that of the preceding year.
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In the same nursery, seeds of Cupressus macrocarpa, Pinus radiata, Pinus echinata, Pinus ponderosa sepulorum, Poinciana regia, Glyptostrobus heterophyllus, Bischofia javanica, Callistemon, Aleurites and Camphor were sown.
At the Fanling Economic Garden seedling tobacco plants were raised and a large area planted with the varieties known as "Broad Leaved", "Nan Yang" and "Manila".
The resulting crop was good but suffered badly from the effect of the heavy early rains.
The spineless leaved variety of Pineapple fruited well up to the end of October.
The improved variety of Papaya produced some very fine fruits of excellent flavour.
The annual crop of Onions grown from seed obtained from Teneriffe was again very good, the local vegetable growers dis- played great interest in this crop and a number applied for the small quantity of seed which is distributed free of charge.
Four hundred pounds of Pine tree seed were collected for sowing in various parts of the New Territories during 1921.
In order to stimulate interest in the growing of Camphor trees, permits to remove leaves and twigs from the trees on Crown Land for use in Camphor distillation were given to two persons, one at Ho Chung, Sai Kung District and the other at Aberdeen.
The work was carried on under the supervision of a Forest Guard and the result was very satisfactory.
The distillation was carried on in proximity of the Camphor trees by means of the ordinary Chinese still composed of two metal boilers and a barrel.
A good grade of Camphor was produced from leaves and twigs which were boiled for not more than 30 minutes, the small quantities which the holders of permits were allowed to make found a ready sale in the local market.
All bulbs of Narcissus Tazetta (Chinese New Year Flower) for export to America were again examined and certified by an officer of this Department.
The bulbs were said to be grown at Chang Chow Fu in Fokien Province and are now all brought down to Hongkong for inspection in order to comply with the requirements of the United States of America Government Regulations governing live plants.
Between July the 16th and October the 28th, 3,536 cases in 73 lots containing 482,110 bulbs were examined and passed. The number of bulbs inspected was double that of the preceding year.
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